Justin Timberlake pleads not guilty in DWI arrest
Justin Timberlake has entered a non guilty plea in his DWI case, stemming from his June arrest in New York.
Pop celebrity Justin Timberlake was not feeling the summer time love this week, showing in courtroom (albeit nearly) to enter a not guilty plea at his DWI listening to stemming from his June 18th arrest.
Taking to the Sag Harbor, New York courtroom remotely, Justin Timberlake made his case with few phrases however has, alongside along with his legal professional, maintained that he’s not guilty of any wrongdoing as he faces a drunk driving misdemeanor. As of now, nonetheless, his license has been suspended in the state of New York.
Even although Justin Timberlake claims he solely had one martini – one thing corroborated by a bartender on the American Hotel, the institution Timberlake hung out with pals on the evening of his arrest – he was in truth put in custody and given a mugshot. As one officer said, Justin Timberlake “had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests.”
However, Timberlake’s crew – which incorporates legal professional Edward D. Burke Jr. – has argued that the police additionally made far too many errors to proceed as they did. As Burke instructed reporters following the listening to, “The most important thing we have to say today is obviously that Justin should not have been arrested for driving while intoxicated. The police made a number of very significant errors in this case…”
The arrest sparked various anti-Justin Timberlake reactions on-line, with folks saying that is precisely how celebrities needs to be dealt with when probably breaking the regulation. Many went on to reward the arresting officer as effectively, who claimed he did not know who the singer-actor was. As such, a lot had been telling Timberlake to “cry me a river” over the incident.
Justin Timberlake was reportedly involved his arrest would “ruin the tour”, which sparked a right away meme (no kidding!). This is in reference to his ongoing world tour in promotion of his sixth studio album, Everything I Thought I Was. The European leg ends in early September. Following that, he’ll hit North America, the place he’ll proceed by way of till simply earlier than Christmas.
What do you suppose will include the Justin Timberlake scenario? Will this be a slap on the wrist or a real lesson for all celebs?